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- From: easton@zds-oem.zds.com (Jeff Easton)
- Subject: Re: World of Commodore Notes
- Organization: Zenith Data Systems, OEM Systems Engineering
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:41:17 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.134117.635@zds-oem.zds.com>
- References: <chbeck-081292171539@chbmac01.el.anl.gov> <1992Dec09.044440.17073@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <37892@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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- In article <37892@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec09.044440.17073@bmerh85.bnr.ca> Hamish.Macdonald@x400gate.bnr.ca (Hamish Macdonald) writes:
- >
- >>One thing he mentioned was the the reason the HD floppy wasn't put in
- >>the 1200 is that it doesn't *fit*.
- >
- >That's true.
- >
- >>Regular floppies are 25mm high. The HD floppies are 32mm high (room
- >>for two motors for the 2 different rotation speeds).
- >
- >Funny, but false. There's only one motor. The HD floppies are built in the
- >standard 3.5" form factor. The 25mm is a newer thing, and the HD drives aren't
- >currently available in that size.
-
- That should be; ...and _our_ HD drives aren't currently available in
- that size.
-
- I've been using 25mm HD drives in designs for at least 3 years now...
-
- >Dave Haynie / Commodore Technology, High-End Amiga Systems Design (cool stuff)
-
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